JMO ...I could not write an article like that as long as I have been in Yorkies...I haven't seriously shown in a long time...things change so SO VERY much every 5 yrs... even yearly on some things..
BUT...I wish I had kept a dog show journal of my experiences...I have many written down, but some are so pirceless to retell people are always asking the times, dates and faces..hard to recall to the letter..so why not keep a journal of what it is like to be a novice yourself and each learning experince can be shared..
Slam me if you want...but few will take anything to heart what your write UNTIL you finish your own..and some like me really do not turn my head until you have produced that champion from your own stock...it is so easy to steer a novice in the wrong direction...big understaking.
If I want to learn to ice skate, I am not asking someone who watches Disney on Ice...not to say you have nothing to contribute..on the contrary...you have a perfect platform to educate because you are a novice writng what you are learning...best wishes |